📋 Copy Selection Info

🎯 Why You Need This

Ever struggled to explain which code you want help with? 🤔

Before: "Hey AI, can you look at the function around line 120ish in the main.js file, it's the one that handles user input..."

After: 📄 src/components/UserHandler.js:118-135

✨ One click, one copy, perfect precision

✨ What's New in 2.0.2

🔧 Path Handling Improvements

• 🛠️ Enhanced path structure - Refactored path processing with better separation of concerns
• 📁 Automatic relative indicators - Relative paths now automatically prefixed with ./ or .\
• 🔗 Improved Markdown links - Better path handling for Markdown link generation
• 🎯 Cross-platform consistency - More reliable path separator handling across different platforms

🏗️ Code Architecture

• 🧱 Modular path functions - Split complex path logic into focused utility functions
• 📝 Better filename display - Consistent filename handling across all output formats
• 🔧 Cleaner code structure - Improved maintainability and readability

✨ What's New in 2.0.0

🎪 Multi-Cursor Magic

• 🔄 Multiple selections? No problem! Handle them all at once
• 🎛️ Smart modes: Combine, separate, or choose interactively
• ⚡ Perfect for batch AI queries

🧠 Smarter Context

• 🏷️ Symbol detection - Automatically includes function names
• 🔢 Column precision - Add exact character positions
• 📊 Live status bar - See what will be copied in real-time

📝 Documentation Power

• 🔗 Markdown links - Generate [file:line](https://github.com/ruiwarn/copy-selection-info/blob/HEAD/link) instantly
• 📚 Perfect for PRs and docs

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+X (or Cmd+Shift+X on Mac)
2. Search: "Copy Selection Info"
3. Click Install 🎉

Basic Usage

1. Select any code (or just place cursor anywhere)
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+C (or Cmd+Shift+C on Mac)
3. Paste to AI assistant → Perfect context every time!

🎪 All Access Methods

⚡ Power Features

🎯 Multi-Cursor Mastery

📍 Selection 1: src/main.js:15-20
📍 Selection 2: src/main.js:45-50
📍 Selection 3: src/utils.js:102

📋 Combined Output:
src/main.js:15-20
src/main.js:45-50
src/utils.js:102

🏷️ Smart Symbol Detection

🔍 With symbols enabled: "handleUserInput in src/components/UserHandler.js:118-135"
📝 Without symbols: "src/components/UserHandler.js:118-135"

🔗 Markdown Link Generation

📄 Perfect for GitHub issues and documentation:
[UserHandler.js:118-135](https://github.com/ruiwarn/copy-selection-info/blob/HEAD/src/components/UserHandler.js:118-135)

⚙️ Customize Everything

🎛️ Essential Settings

{
  "copySelectionInfo.multiCursor": "combine",     // "combine" | "separate" | "ask"
  "copySelectionInfo.includeColumnNumbers": false,
  "copySelectionInfo.includeSymbolName": false,
  "copySelectionInfo.showStatusBarItem": true
}

🛠️ Advanced Options

ℹ️ Relative paths are automatically prefixed with ./ or .\ to make it clear they live in the current workspace; the separator style follows pathSeparator.

🎪 Real-World Examples

💻 For AI Code Review

📝 Your prompt: "Review this function for potential issues:"
📋 Copied: "src/auth/jwt-validator.js:42-67"

✨ AI gets: Perfect context + exact location

📚 For Documentation

📄 In README.md:
See [authentication logic](https://github.com/ruiwarn/copy-selection-info/blob/HEAD/src/auth/jwt-validator.js:42-67) for details.

🔗 Auto-generated markdown link!

🐛 For Bug Reports

🐛 GitHub Issue:
Bug in user validation at src/components/UserForm.js:128-145

📍 Everyone knows exactly where to look!

🎯 Pro Tips

⚡ Speed Up Your Workflow

1. Enable status bar - See what will be copied before you click
2. Turn on symbol detection - Get function names automatically
3. Use multi-cursor mode - Handle multiple code sections at once
4. Try markdown links - Perfect for documentation

🎨 Keyboard Customization

{
  "key": "ctrl+alt+c",
  "command": "extension.copySelectionInfo",
  "when": "editorTextFocus"
}

🔄 Comparison

💬 What Users Say

"Game changer for my AI workflow! No more explaining line numbers." - Senior Developer

"The multi-cursor feature alone saved me hours of copy-pasting." - Full Stack Engineer

"Symbol detection is like magic - it knows exactly which function I mean!" - Frontend Dev

🤝 Community & Support

🐛 Found a Bug?

• Report on GitHub

💡 Feature Ideas?

• Start a Discussion

⭐ Love It?

• Rate on VS Code Marketplace

📄 License & Credits

MIT License - View License

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